After a disappointing first-round playoff exit spoiled their chances of repeating, the San Antonio Spurs have just five players under contract for the upcoming season, which means that this summer will be a watershed one for the team...

The Atlanta Hawks survived a late comeback attempt Friday night to beat the Washington Wizards 94-91. The win earns them a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals, where they'll take on the Cleveland Cavaliers...

It didn't come easily, but after four hard-fought quarters and a pair of clutch Paul Pierce threes, the Washington Wizards downed the Toronto Raptors 106-99 Friday night to bring their series lead to 3-0...

The Chicago Bulls extended their series lead to 2-0 Monday night when they beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-82 in Chicago. The contest was quite different from the teams' 2015 playoff debuts, with both struggling to find consistent scoring...

The Houston Rockets played flawless basketball in their regular-season finale, routing the Utah Jazz 117-91 Wednesday night to clinch the second seed in the Western Conference and the top record in the talented Southwest Division...

In his final 2014-15 regular-season contest against his former team, James Harden scored 41 points to lead his Houston Rockets past the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-112 in Oklahoma City Sunday afternoon...

Despite trailing for much of the game, the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Wednesday night in Toronto. The Raptors were without Kyle Lowry (back) while Derrick Rose remained sidelined as he recovers from knee surgery...

Behind a stifling second-half defensive effort, the Golden State Warriors emerged victorious over the Washington Wizards on Monday, coming away with a 107-76 win. It was the Warriors' seventh straight victory and Washington's third consecutive loss...

The Chicago Bulls routed the Toronto Raptors at home, Friday night behind Nikola Mirotic's 29 points and 11 rebounds. Beating the Raptors 108-92, the Bulls moved a half game ahead of Toronto in the Eastern Conference standings...

Since the beginning of the season, it has been the general consensus that the eight teams currently leading the Western Conference playoff race will be the ones to ultimately represent the conference in the postseason...